late Qing Dynasty arrest

The night is dark, the starlight shines on the street, and on the silent road, only the sound of clappers can be heard from a distance.At this time, there was no carriage, and Li Guolou hurried home alone.The road is still easy to walk, and the lanterns hung under the eaves of the rich families illuminate the future together with the stars.There was a sound of barking from the houses along the way, warning passers-by not to try to climb the wall and steal.

The cries of the children, the angry scolding of the elders, and the panting of the little lady came from the window on the side of the road. Li Guolou quickened his pace, wanting to leave Bolan Street as soon as possible.There are mixed fish and dragons here, and it is the residential area of ​​the low-level people. Many houses have no yards. The rooms near the street are occupied at night, and people talking inside can be heard by people walking on the street.

Suddenly there was a shrill scream from the nearby room, piercing the sky, and in the middle of the night, I felt extraordinarily terrifying.

Li Guolou was taken aback for a moment, and stopped, trying to figure out which house made the sound?There were several originally dark private houses nearby, and suddenly the oil lamps flickered, as if they were also awakened by terrifying screams.The figure flickered in front of the window, which gave Li Guolou the illusion that this was the room where the screaming took place.

Li Guolou lowered his head in thought, remembering where the terrifying scream came from, and he walked forward twenty steps.Looking up at a courtyard, it should be here. Why is there not even a single lantern hanging in such a big and rich house?

Li Guolou stopped in his tracks, wanting to hear what was going on inside?When he heard this kind of movement in the past, he ran away immediately, away from the place of right and wrong.Just now, Yao made a mistake to take the position of the team leader of the C team, which made him feel a great responsibility. Now he suddenly feels that this is his responsibility.He looked at the height of the surrounding walls. Without the flying grasp of martial arts masters, it would be impossible to climb up.Li Guolou was deep in thought, and didn't slap the door knocker, wanting to wait and see.

But I heard the sound of someone running in the yard, getting closer, someone was opening the latch and pole of the gate.Li Guolou was overjoyed, it was time for him to show his skills, if someone wanted to escape, Li Guolou made up his mind to give him a kick first.

There was a noise coming from inside, and it seemed that some people inside had gotten up.Some doors opened, and someone called, "Xiaoyu, is that you?"

The door finally opened a crack, and a figure came out. Before stepping over the threshold, he staggered and fell to the ground.

Li Guolou stepped on the man's back and shouted, "It's so late, where do you want to go?"

The man pressed his hands to the ground, trying to struggle to get up, but he couldn't get up despite his strength.Li Guolou's left foot stepped firmly on the man's spine like a root.

The man said urgently, "Do you know who I am?"

Li Guolou slammed his left foot hard, pressed the person who turned and fled again, and said: "Oh! You are a human, I thought it was a dog."

The man really couldn't break free, and helplessly shouted: "I'm Baye Man, the eighth head of the Ax Gang, you brat, do you want to have your whole family chopped off?"

Li Guolou raised his foot and kicked Man Baye over and over. The man rolled five or six times on the street, and was immediately stunned by Li Guolou's kick.

Li Guolou stood on tiptoe with his left foot, a bit heavy, he was a big man, and raised his voice: "Baye Man, we don't know each other if we don't fight, I'm a fake foreign devil, I'm alone, remember to settle accounts with me next time."

Someone from Wei's house ran out and shouted, "Killer!"

Seeing Li Guolou standing at the door, the man was too frightened to make a sound, and stepped back a few steps to close the door.

As soon as Li Guolou pushed the door, the man was pushed vigorously, stepped back a few steps, and sat down on the ground.Li Guolou said loudly: "Brother, don't be afraid, I'm a policeman, I happen to pass by, what's going on?"

The man sat on the ground panting heavily, staring at the person standing under the night in a daze.Then he got up and pointed to the main house in the south, still too frightened to speak.

The oil lamps in the rooms with people in the courtyard were lit up, and four more people walked to the door holding the oil lamps. "Little Six, what's going on? We just went to bed, what's your name?"

Wei Xiaoliu still pointed to the main room to the south, and cried out, "Master, someone killed her. Second Mistress passed out."

When Li Guolou saw that everyone had come out, he said, "Don't touch the scene, little six, find a rope to get out, it needs to be stronger, and I'm going to tie someone up."

A man with a square face asked, "Who are you, and who do you want to kidnap?"

Wei Xiaoliu said anxiously: "Housekeeper Xu, this is a fake foreign devil, a fast catcher, who happened to pass by here. There is a person lying outside the door, who was knocked unconscious by a fake arrester."

Li Guolou almost laughed out loud, but Little Six had good ears, and what he said to Man Baye, Little Six heard.

Li Guolou said: "little six, my surname is not false, but my surname is Li, you can just call me little Lizi."

Li Guolou tied Baye Man into a rice dumpling, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, he lifted Man Baye's nearly [-]-jin body, carried it into Wei's house, and threw it under the elm tree in the yard.

The neighbors who were watching outside the door were startled, they all stuck out their tongues, and said in a low voice: "This time the Ax Gang loses its position, Ba Ye has been convicted of murder, and his head will be beheaded next summer. Don't think about being here in the Ax Gang in the future." Don’t mess around, the Ax Gang who are making trouble in the yamen will be killed.”

The neighbors in the neighborhood are still laughing, saying that the end of the Ax Gang is coming.The stolen goods are captured together, and Xiao Lizi is mighty.

Li Guolou didn't show a smile on his face, he was very happy, the murderer was captured alive by him, he must be the most beautiful person in the yamen tomorrow.

A watchman came running on the street, and Li Guolou said loudly, "Go and find the patrolling yamen servant, someone died here."

Seeing the guards leaving quickly, Li Guolou was even more aggressive. He didn't listen to Baye Man's nagging, "I didn't kill people, I didn't kill people! Let me go! Little Lizi Wang Bazizi, you wronged a good man, I Wrong!"

At this time, Wei Xiaoliu didn't care whether the other party was a member of the Ax Gang or not, he just wanted to avenge his master, so he took off a shoe, held the shoe in his hand, and rewarded Man Ba ​​Ye with a dozen soles.Angrily said: "It's you, it's you, I saw you jumping out of the south room, it's useless to quibble. What do you say you came to our house so late?"

Man Baye was paralyzed under the elm tree, trying to look like a hero, but was beaten by more than a dozen shoe soles and turned his head. He couldn't even utter a word, and he was tongue-tied: "I, I, I;;;;;; woo woo Woohoo, I didn't kill anyone."

Several housekeepers and servants of the Wei family took turns to step forward to beat and kick Man Ba ​​Ye, making the gang leader who usually flaunts his power to the common people howl and cry loudly, yelling for the hero to spare his life, and can no longer show his former prestige.

Li Guolou didn't try to dissuade them, but let the people in Wei's house give them a hearty beating.A criminal like Man Ba ​​Ye who was caught in the real form would be beaten violently if he was brought into the yamen, and he would never get out alive if he got in.He wanted to visit the scene of the crime, beating his heart to calm down.There is nothing to be afraid of when you see a dead person.

The second grandmother, Xie Xiuzhu, was supported by the maid Xiaoqin in the corridor of the south room. The lanterns in the corridor were lit one by one, and the courtyard was brightly lit.Li Guolou saw Xie Xiuzhu who was fainted, and although the Second Mistress had woken up now, she didn't know what to ask, and she was probably frightened.

Xie Xiuzhu is less than 30 years old, she is quite beautiful, with moth eyebrows, fair face, plump breasts, she is in the Mood for Love, exuding a seductive demeanor.

Li Guolou asked a few questions, Xie Xiuzhu caressed her heart timidly, frowning slightly, with a depressed expression, she told how her husband Wei Wenshao was killed in the bedroom.

Li Guolou stared at the expression on Xie Xiuzhu's face, making Xie Xiuzhu bow her head shyly.Li Guolou did not let go of every little move of his second grandmother Xie Xiuzhu. He was not greedy for beauty, but everyone who was on the scene at the time of the crime was a suspect.He had some doubts about everyone present.

There are quite a few people here in the middle of the night, all dressed properly, even their hats, this is the first point.And Xie Xiuzhu was still dressed so late, she didn't even wipe off the rouge on her face, and her eyebrows were also trimmed with thrush.

Li Guolou asked about it. The owner, Wei Wenshao, was a businessman and was already 40 years old.There are two wives, because the old woman Wang Yixue is fierce, the second grandmother Xie Xiuzhu does not live in the old house, and another house is built on Bolan Street, and the second grandmother Xie Xiuzhu lives here.

Wei Wenshao didn't treat his second grandmother Xie Xiuzhu badly, and he also assigned maids, mothers, and servants, but there have been fewer of them recently.It was rare to go home directly after the banquet, but was killed in the room.

Li Guolou suddenly realized, no wonder so many people were dressed neatly, it turned out that the master is back.

Li Guolou asked: "Little Six, do you know that Master is coming back tonight?"

The servant Wei Xiaoliu said: "Xiao Lizi, we didn't know that the master would come tonight. We were playing mahjong in Vice President Xu's room. We had just finished playing. I couldn't fall asleep all of a sudden. I was still dawdling in the room, thinking About playing cards. Hearing Nanfang’s second grandma screaming, she was the first to rush out, met Baye Man in the yard, and was knocked down by his fist. When I rushed over again, you stood in front of me, Lizi, His face was pale, like a hanged ghost, and it scared me to death."

Li Guolou said casually: "Oh! What a coincidence. You are playing mahjong."

Li Guolou saw that Wei Xiaoliu was exaggerating, like a hero, telling the story of bravely catching murderers.Adding to his confidence to see the scene, Li Guolou mustered up his courage and took the first step towards Nanfang.